Olmsted County, MN has a population of 150,104 people with a median age of 36.8 and a median household income of $69,308. Between 2015 and 2016 the population of Olmsted County, MN grew from 148,736 to 150,104, a 0.92% increase and its median household income grew from $68,023 to $69,308, a 1.89% increase.

The population of Olmsted County, MN is 81.7%White, 5.95%Asian, and 5.24%Black. 13% of the people in Olmsted County, MN speak a non-English language, and 94.7% are U.S. citizens.

The median property value in Olmsted County, MN is $178,000, and the homeownership rate is 73.8%. Most people in Olmsted County, MN commute by Drove Alone, and the average commute time is 16.8 minutes. The average car ownership in Olmsted County, MN is 2 cars per household.

Median household income in Olmsted County, MN is $69,308. Males in Olmsted County, MN have an average income that is 1.12 times higher than the average income of females, which is $59,283. The income inequality of Olmsted County, MN (measured using the Gini index) is 0.457 which is lower than the national average.

Households in Olmsted County, MN have a median annual income of $69,308, which is more than the median annual income in the United States. Look at the chart to see how the median household income in Olmsted County, MN compares to that in it's parent locations.

In 2016, the income inequality in Rochester City PUMA, MN was 0.457 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 10% decline from 2015 to 2016, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even.

In 2016, the census tract with the highest Median Household Income in Olmsted County, MN was Census Tract 012.03 with a value of $158,036, followed by Census Tract 012.01 and Census Tract 017.03, with respective values of $102,696 and $96,150.

The following map shows all of the census tracts in Olmsted County, MN colored by their Median Household Income.

9.2% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Olmsted County, MN (13,635 out of 147,717 people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 14%. The largest demographic living in poverty is Female 18-24, followed by Male 18-24 and then Female 25-34.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Olmsted County, MN is White, followed by Black or African American and Hispanic or Latino.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

From 2015 to 2016, employment in Olmsted County, MN declined at a rate of 0.03%, from 80,162 employees to 80,136 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Olmsted County, MN, are Healthcare & Social Assistance, Retail trade, and Manufacturing. This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Olmsted County, MN, though some of these residents may live in Olmsted County, MN and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Insurance and Medicare coverage combined with state and county level health and safety statistics for Olmsted County, MN. In Olmsted County, MN the age groups most likely to have health care coverage are 6-17 and 6-17, men and women, respectively. The location has a 1 to 226 primary care clinician to patient ratio and a Medicare reimbursement average per patient per year of $6,667. Beltrami County, MN has the highest prevalence of homicides of any county in Minnesota.

The closest comparable data for the county of Olmsted County, MN is from the public use microdata area of Rochester City PUMA, MN.

6-17

Male Majority

6-17

Female Majority

Olmsted County, MN residents 6-17 years of age are the largest age group with Healthcare Coverage in Minnesota. The age groups most likely to have health care coverage are 6-17 and 6-17, for men and women respectively. Nationally, 6-17 (for men) and 6-17 (for women) are the age groups most likely to have coverage.

Medicare Reimbursements per Enrollee in Olmsted County, MN were $6,667 in 2014, but $6,658 in 2013. These numbers represent a 0.14% growth during that year. Medicare Reimbursements per Enrollee in Olmsted County, MN are $$2,921 less than the national average.

Medicare is a Federal program which provides health benefits to older Americans. This chart shows how per enrollee amounts have changed in Olmsted County, MN compared to national reimburesments.

In 2014, the Medicare enrollees in Olmsted County, MN between the ages of 65 and 75 had 693 eye exams, 814 hemoglobin tests, and 750 lipid tests as part of their diabetes care. Here is a breakdown of each test by race as a percentage of enrollees with diabetes.

Female Medicare enrollees between the ages of 67 and 69 that have been classified with the racial labels, either Black or non-Black, from the Dartmouth Atlas.

In 2014, out of the 771 women in Olmsted County, MN between the ages of 67 and 69 enrolled in medicare, 594 had mammograms. This chart looks at the change in percentage of Black and non-Black Medicare enrollees who had mammograms from 2010 to 2014.

West Virginia has a Opioid Overdose Death Rate (Age-Adjusted) value of 43.4, followed by New Hampshire with 35.8 and Ohio with 32.9. The following map shows all of the states colored according to their Opioid Overdose Death Rate (Age-Adjusted).

According to the 2017 County Health Rankings, Mille Lacs County, MN has a Diabetes Prevalence value of 11.6%, the highest value of any county in Minnesota. This represents a 23.4% growth from the previous year, which had a value of 9.4%.

The following map shows all of the counties in Minnesota colored according to their Diabetes Prevalence.

According to the 2017 County Health Rankings, Mahnomen County, MN has a Adult Smoking Prevalence of 25.1%, the highest value of any county in Minnesota. This represents a 0% growth from the previous year, which had a value of 25.1%.

The following map shows all of the counties in Minnesota colored according to their Adult Smoking Prevalence.

According to the 2017 County Health Rankings, Beltrami County, MN has a Homicide Deaths per 100,000 People of 5.4, the highest rate of any county in Minnesota. This represents a 10.2% growth from the previous year, which had a value of 4.9.

The following map shows all of the counties in Minnesota colored according to the number of Homicide Deaths per 100,000 People.

Olmsted County, MN is home to a population of 150,104 people, from which 94.7% are citizens. The ethnic composition of the population of Olmsted County, MN is composed of 122,628White residents (81.7%), 8,928Asian residents (5.95%), 7,867Black residents (5.24%), 6,957Hispanic residents (4.63%), and 3,256Two+ residents (2.17%). The most common foreign languages in Olmsted County, MN are Spanish (4,527 speakers), African Languages (3,551 speakers), and Arabic (1,224 speakers), but compared to other places, Olmsted County, MN has a relative high number of African Languages (3,551 speakers), Mon-Khmer, Cambodian (748 speakers), and Hmong (540 speakers).

In 2016, the median age of all people in Olmsted County, MN was 36.8. Native-born citizens, with a median age of 36.6, were generally younger than foreign-born citizens, with a median age of 37.7. But people in Olmsted County, MN are getting getting older. In 2015, the average age of all Olmsted County, MN residents was 36.7.

In 2016, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Minnesota was Mexico, the natal country of 1,804Minnesota residents, followed by India with 1,208 and Somalia with 1,123.

When compared to other states, Minnesota has a relatively high number of residents that were born in Somalia. In 2016, there were 1,123 people from Somalia living in Minnesota, approximately 28.24 times more than would be expected based on national averages.

As of 2016, 94.7% of Olmsted County, MN residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93%. In 2015, the percentage of US citizens in Olmsted County, MN was 94.7%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been maintaining in that location.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Olmsted County, MN compared to it's parent geographies.

In 2016, there were 13.7 times more White residents (122,628 people) in Olmsted County, MN than any other race or ethnicity. There were 8,928Asian and 7,867Black residents, the second and third most common racial or ethnic groups.

The following bar chart shows the 8 races and ethnicities represented in Olmsted County, MN as a share of the total population.

17,822 of Olmsted County, MN citizens are speakers of a non-English language, which is lower than the national average of 21.1%. In 2015, the most common non-English language spoken in Olmsted County, MN was Spanish. 3.02% of the overall population of Olmsted County, MN are native Spanish speakers. 2.37% speak African Languages and 0.82% speak Arabic, the next two most common languages.

When compared to other counties, Olmsted County, MN has a relatively high number of residents that are native African Languages speakers. In 2015, there were 3,551 native African Languages speakers living in Olmsted County, MN, approximately 7.78 times more than would be expected based on the language's frequency in the US more broadly.

In 2015 universities in Olmsted County, MN awarded 1,863 degrees. The student population of Olmsted County, MN is skewed towards females, with 607 male students and 1,256 female students. Most students in Olmsted County, MN are White (1,471 and 79%), followed by Black or African American (102 and 5.48%), Asian (82 and 4.4%), and Hispanic or Latino (75 and 4.03%). The largest universities in Olmsted County, MN by number of graduates are Rochester Community and Technical College (1,181 and 63.4%), Mayo School of Health Sciences (190 and 10.2%), and University of Minnesota-Rochester (109 and 5.85%). The most popular majors in Olmsted County, MN are Liberal Arts & Sciences (308 and 16.5%), Registered Nursing (100 and 5.37%), and Other Multidisciplinary Studies (69 and 3.7%). The median tuition costs in Olmsted County, MN are N/A for private four year colleges, and $11,896 and $11,896 respectively, for public four year colleges for in-state students and out-of-state students.

In 2015, the most common concentation for Associate's Degree recipients in Olmsted County, MN was Liberal Arts & Sciences with 308 graduates.

When compared to other counties, Olmsted County, MN has a relatively high number of students obtaining a Associate's Degree in Horticultural Science. In 2015, there were 2 graduates, which is approximately 4.92 times more than would be expected based on the national percentage of students who graduate with a Horticultural Science degree.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Associate's Degree from schools in Olmsted County, MN according to their major.

In 2015 the majority of students graduating from institutions in Olmsted County, MN were White. These 1,471 graduates mean that there were 14.4 times more White graduates than the next closest race/ethnicity group, Black or African American, with 102 graduates.

The median property value in Olmsted County, MN is $178,000, which is 0.87 times smaller than the national average of $205,000. Between 2015 and 2016 the median property value increased from $173,000 to $178,000, a 2.89% increase. The homeownership rate of Olmsted County, MN is 73.8%, which is higher than the national average of 63.6%. People in Olmsted County, MN have an average commute time of 16.8 minutes, and they commute by Drove Alone. Car ownership in Olmsted County, MN is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$69,308

Median Household Income

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58,692

Number of Households

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In 2016, the median household income of the 58,692 households in Olmsted County, MN grew to $69,308 from the previous year's value of $68,023.

The following chart displays the households in Olmsted County, MN distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75-$100k range.

In 2016, the median property value in Olmsted County, MN grew to $178,000 from the previous year's value of $173,000.

The following charts display, first, the property values in Olmsted County, MN compared to other geographies and, second, owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property value buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Olmsted County, MN the largest share of households have a property value in the $150k-$175k range.

This chart shows the households in Olmsted County, MN distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Olmsted County, MN the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The following chart displays the households in Olmsted County, MN distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Olmsted County, MN have 2 cars, followed by 3 cars.

Using averages, employees in Olmsted County, MN have a shorter commute time (16.8 minutes) than the normal US worker (25 minutes). Additionally, 1.38% of the workforce in Olmsted County, MN have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows the average travel time in Olmsted County, MN compared to its parent geographies.